tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post3761643140507881384..comments2018-03-18T23:42:55.188-05:00Comments on crazy mom quilts: Machine Quilting 101: Practice, Practice, PracticeAmanda Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311818385469850186noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-35626338755669856092014-09-20T08:53:38.668-05:002014-09-20T08:53:38.668-05:00Amanda I have to say I was like you. I thought yo...Amanda I have to say I was like you. I thought you could only have a quilt quilted by someone you knew with a long arm. Or step up to the window and pay a lot of money for a long arm. <br />I had no idea I could do it with my personal machine. Thank You so much for your tutorial. You have inspired me to try and quilt one for myself. I will be making mug rugs for Christmas gifts, that can be the beginning of my practice. Thanks again.:)Cheryl Eleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01495009593630942127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-40032640594540634062014-07-15T20:54:48.537-05:002014-07-15T20:54:48.537-05:00Thank you so much for sharing this!
But I&#39;m w...Thank you so much for sharing this! <br />But I&#39;m wondering..how do you secure your stitching? Do you stitch back and forth? When and where do you do that?<br />Thank you :)Dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03787746244800808782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-71446170426417194202014-06-12T01:01:34.322-05:002014-06-12T01:01:34.322-05:00I found a stack of fabric in my collection that I ...I found a stack of fabric in my collection that I won at a guild auction, and in hindsight I must have gotten caught up because it wasn&#39;t really my taste at all! I made an improv quilt with the fabric (that ended up being twin sized! In an effort to use up as many of the scraps as I could) and when I bought my Juki I decided that the whole quilt would be dedicated to FMQ practice! I tried a few swatches first to get the feel for it and then jumped in! I&#39;ve already improved a ton and still have half of the quilt to go, and I&#39;m getting used to the maching and moving the quilt around too! Once the quilt is done I think it will be destined to beach trips and picnics! Kalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14048800469218171472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-68150519795094439502014-06-08T12:05:55.197-05:002014-06-08T12:05:55.197-05:00Just wanted to say thank you for the link to that ...Just wanted to say thank you for the link to that 10,000 hrs article. I had to give a 15 minute talk today in church and I used a few pieces of that article. My talk was on how the following the simple commandments give us greatness in Eternal life. I had been praying all week that I could find something (other than the bible story of Naaman) to relate to the subject and your link was an answer to my prayers. Thank you! I am now recommitted to the little things (family time, prayer and scripture study) so that I can have the blessings that God has in store for me!Shayleen Lunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623125703456316447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-58630624847705991522014-06-08T12:04:50.995-05:002014-06-08T12:04:50.995-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Shayleen Lunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623125703456316447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-46202166692108244912014-06-08T11:13:07.863-05:002014-06-08T11:13:07.863-05:00Oooh... I practice on muslin all the time but neve...Oooh... I practice on muslin all the time but never think about the need to practice on pieced blocks! What a great tip! Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09484580635886199686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-89728524663599022172014-06-07T01:34:35.173-05:002014-06-07T01:34:35.173-05:00Thanks Amanda, this has come at exactly the right ...Thanks Amanda, this has come at exactly the right time for me!! I have been getting really discouraged with my FMQ practicing lately and it&#39;s so nice to see that even an experienced quilter I look up to started where I am now!<br />I will persevere and practice, practice, practice :DKate Bottrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00193221719815555622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-32918482730703912682014-06-06T23:27:28.510-05:002014-06-06T23:27:28.510-05:00Thanks for the motivation. I keep saying I need t...Thanks for the motivation. I keep saying I need to start practicing FMQ, but have I been practicing? No. This weekend for sure! Lisa Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04164642542188487989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-55867806936146746812014-06-06T21:59:17.070-05:002014-06-06T21:59:17.070-05:00Enjoy reading your blog daily. I learn something ...Enjoy reading your blog daily. I learn something new each time. Practice is something I must continue to practice. Encouragment from quilters like yourself gives me the I can do it too. Guess I will head to my machine and get started. You made my day. Sandi Pieriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04672072686517040055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-32073012218970986802014-06-06T15:58:28.548-05:002014-06-06T15:58:28.548-05:00Wow, you&#39;re so right. I always skip swatches a...Wow, you&#39;re so right. I always skip swatches and want to be perfect right away, but I need to put in my 10,000 hours. And I guess maybe that means setting aside indecision and just workin on something. Thanks for the encouraging pep talk.Kelsey Boeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797569583724057978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-39602572778682641742014-06-06T14:17:29.341-05:002014-06-06T14:17:29.341-05:00So encouraging! Thanks. I completely agree with th...So encouraging! Thanks. I completely agree with the practicing. My first FMQ looks horrible and I kept it for myself for the reminder. I love it though. It shows me that I can do it. I&#39;m starting to finally get the hang of FMQ and I&#39;m enjoying it so much more now. Glad I didn&#39;t quit :)Teressa P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13637369420064749997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-69727120416386332292014-06-06T13:21:42.076-05:002014-06-06T13:21:42.076-05:00Thank you for your transparency in your journey of...Thank you for your transparency in your journey of FMQ! I have played around with scraps and can&#39;t seem to get it on my machine - it likes to skip stitches A LOT when I FMQ. I even took a class at my local quilt shop and couldn&#39;t work it out. When the teacher let me try on her machine - presto! I guess my little New Home likes to have a little more control (something I can totally relate to!). The one thing I did take away from that class was to practice doodling on paper too - it&#39;s not just about using the machine, but being comfortable with the &quot;free&quot; aspect of FMQ.limivadygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511230010852562795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-81101275293929656412014-06-06T12:40:41.752-05:002014-06-06T12:40:41.752-05:00Love that you shared your first machine quilting e...Love that you shared your first machine quilting experience!quiltsfromtheattichttp://quiltsfromtheattic.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-51914187130314677012014-06-06T11:48:50.827-05:002014-06-06T11:48:50.827-05:00Thank you so much for the tips and encouragement! ...Thank you so much for the tips and encouragement! I&#39;ve only been on your blog for a few minutes and I&#39;m already feeling inspired to pull out my unfinished stuff and try it again. It&#39;s nice to see you didn&#39;t start out amazing!<br /><br />Jenn | <a href="http://www.ruthsstitchery.com/quiltkits.html" rel="nofollow"> http://www.ruthsstitchery.com/quiltkits.html</a>Jennifer Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13762238065845798006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-49297409070215804352014-06-06T11:13:30.286-05:002014-06-06T11:13:30.286-05:00Excellent post...thank you!Excellent post...thank you!Linda Spearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660491267537790677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-35477010339858542792014-06-06T10:28:59.865-05:002014-06-06T10:28:59.865-05:00Thanks for the tips, so helpful. I bought a FMQ fo...Thanks for the tips, so helpful. I bought a FMQ foot for my machine and tested it out the other day. I was completely horrified at the mess I made and how difficult it seemed – I promptly put the feed dogs back up re-attached my walking foot! Your post has just given me the inspiration to give it another go. I think I&#39;m going to need an awful lot of practice! Rebecca Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964372747974040018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-1755908716446226382014-06-06T09:22:34.312-05:002014-06-06T09:22:34.312-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.soniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325151957775964612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-68941473588361422902014-06-06T09:22:31.196-05:002014-06-06T09:22:31.196-05:00Great tips! And I loved seeing your first quilt, i...Great tips! And I loved seeing your first quilt, it gives me hope! I practice a lot, and not only on my machine. Whenever I can, I doodle on paper trying to make a design without lifting my pencil. I&#39;ve tried feathers so many times but never got the courage to do it on a quilt. Yet!soniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325151957775964612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-54812460526996622722014-06-06T09:11:06.671-05:002014-06-06T09:11:06.671-05:00Oh, gosh, AmandaJean, you crack me up! I love tha...Oh, gosh, AmandaJean, you crack me up! I love that you showed your first quilt - way to go keeping it real! Good advice all through this post!Sarah Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18393284767325742399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-41969285362651773932014-06-06T08:47:02.524-05:002014-06-06T08:47:02.524-05:00Your &#39;tutorials&#39;....which are so much more...Your &#39;tutorials&#39;....which are so much more than &#39;tutorials&#39;.... are so helpful. Full of great tips! I too run out my bobbins practicing my FMQ and my left over scrap batting gets used for practice as well. Thank you for all the great knowledge you share on your blog...have a great weekend!Duluth Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222695502886799120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-9902117623047296382014-06-06T08:44:39.394-05:002014-06-06T08:44:39.394-05:00Thanks so much for the tutorial - especially showi...Thanks so much for the tutorial - especially showing your early quilting efforts that are less than perfect!!! I have such a fear of ruining quilts, this really encourages me to keep practicing. THANKS!!! Judi Partlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15688038866080081993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-52705710470675481252014-06-06T08:12:30.691-05:002014-06-06T08:12:30.691-05:00Super post! You mentioned starting small, and 10,0...Super post! You mentioned starting small, and 10,000 hours, and it occurred to me that the little &quot;binge&quot; I went on with coasters a year or so ago, probably helped me more than I ever knew! Sweet of you to show us some of your &quot;special&quot; endeavors! You&#39;re a hoot! :)SarahZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848104380274247158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-30251752696831358192014-06-06T07:13:02.684-05:002014-06-06T07:13:02.684-05:00This was just the encouragement I needed. I&#39;ve...This was just the encouragement I needed. I&#39;ve been practicing and whoa, what an experience I&#39;m having! Lol. It&#39;s so helpful to see your first quilt - it gives me hope that one day I might be able to do this FMQing thing. Beth Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786023962755107152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-42150233191508753442014-06-06T07:09:14.743-05:002014-06-06T07:09:14.743-05:00I think we should do the Amanda Jean 12 step QAL a...I think we should do the Amanda Jean 12 step QAL as a follow up to this series. :) Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02568944733073812787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-20472588709965219212014-06-06T06:47:14.454-05:002014-06-06T06:47:14.454-05:00Thank you so much for sharing, my quilting looks a...Thank you so much for sharing, my quilting looks almost the same as your first quilt :)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831501164132980748noreply@blogger.com